Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-21269
CVE-2018-21269
Description
checkpath in OpenRC through 0.42.1 might allow local users to take ownership of arbitrary files because a non-terminal path component can be a symlink.
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Affected products
3- OpenRC/OpenRCdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/OpenRC/openrc/issues/201nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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